Lady duff gordon

Lucile, Lady Duff-Gordon is possibly more infamously known for the scandal surrounding her escape from the Titanic in an almost empty lifeboat with her secretary and her husband Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon.

Evening Gowns by Lucile, 1913

Femina January 1 1914

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Retailed by Bonwit Teller & Co. Attributed to Lady Duff-Gordon, Lucy Christiana "Lucile." Evening dress, c.1917. Silk satin, silk netting & ribbon. © FIDM Museum & Galleries.

Lucy Christiana, also known as Lady Duff-Gordon or Lucille was one of the most famous, best known First Class passengers of the Titanic. She and her husband, Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon, survived the sinking. Lucy Christiana Sutherland, was born on June 13th, 1863 as the daughter of Douglas Sutherland, a Toronto engineer. Her sister was Elinor Glyn, the writer. She would later write that she had been christened "Lucy Christiana" but that "all my intimate friends have known me as Christiana." She…

Tea Gown by Lucile, 1915. Label: Lucile Ltd., 37-39 W. 57th St., New York Designer: Lady Duff Gordon (Lucy Christiana Duff Gordon) Model: Photo: Lucile Ltd Studio, 160 Fifth Avenue/The Fashion Institute of Technology Library

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Next week (15 to 28 July 2013) there will be an exhibition at Chelsea Gallery (part of Chelsea Reference Library) on the forgotten designer whose figure-revealing dresses caused a sensation in 1908…